CFID held its annual conference event on Sunday 4th October at 18:30. We were pleased to welcome members and sector specialists to hear the Rt Hon Wendy Morton MP, Shadow Development Minister, and the Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP, former DFID Secretary, Chief Whip and Deputy Foreign Secretary speak. Thank you to Bond, who we have worked with at conference for the best part of a decade, and Oxfam GB for sponsoring the event. It was great to hear from so many people.
Images from Sudan, Ukraine, and Gaza are stark reminders of the intense pressures currently placed on development budgets. Beyond these crises, however, the enduring challenges
The white paper will consider how the UK can best reinvigorate its approach to international development, working ‘beyond aid’ as well as through ODA, partnerships,
This article was originally published on Conservative Home on Tuesday 21 March 2023 here. Gareth Davies is the MP for Grantham and Stamford. In the last